Razor Blades (Whitburn) surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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Razor Blades (Whitburn) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Razor Blades (Whitburn) sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Razor Blades (Whitburn) today?

The current surf forecast for Razor Blades (Whitburn) at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Razor Blades (Whitburn). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
50
51
36
35
35
34
34
34
35
96
139
150
127
138
77
78
58
38
22
9
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43AM4.54m
5:09PM4.64m
5:28AM4.50m
6:01PM4.49m
6:16AM4.39m
6:56PM4.23m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.11m
11:31PM0.30m
11:54AM0.09m
00:19AM0.52m
12:46PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:12
9:14
9:15
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
16
15
13
13
4
5
7
7
7
8
8
5
5
3
4
7
9
10
9
7
7
7
9
10
10
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
50
50
51
36
35
35
34
34
34
35
36
24
23
127
138
77
78
58
38
22
9
5
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
22
22
14
22
13
13
13
13
6
6
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
5
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
11
21
16
16
17
34
96
139
150
1
1
2
3
1
3
6
6
5
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
48
14
283
323
331
331
331
7
425
331
402
153
153
7
7
14
14
9
247
306
274
246
209
246
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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